BYD’s new 1500kW chargers can fill your EV in 5 minutes – but slow cars could face penalties | Autocar
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New system will be open to all brands and is capable of five-minute charge times

The chargers will be open to every car manufacturer and will use the universal CCS2 charging infrastructure.

  • Mihies@programming.dev
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    11 days ago

    I’d assume charging stations number is the same with some or all at higher power. But yes, reducing the number would solve power demand.

    • Buffalox@lemmy.world
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      11 days ago

      That’s a very different issue, that would be caused by the increasing number of EV. And that issue would be the same with or without faster charging.
      Without the faster charging, obviously more stations are needed.
      As I already stated, the charging speed has very little impact on the cumulative load on the grid.

      • Mihies@programming.dev
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        11 days ago

        It’s not exactly the same. Space where you put charging stations is usually limited. With higher power chargers, the entire charging infrastructure will require more power. Which means “thicker” cables. Sure, globally the power requirement are the same.